''Welterwerk'' is the first full-length album by Norwegian

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Drottnar Drottnar is an extreme metal band from Fredrikstad, Norway. Formed in 1996, the band has released four albums, ''Spiritual Battle'' (2000), ''Welterwerk'' (2006), ''Stratum (album), Stratum'' (2012) and ''Monolith'' (2019) and an EP titled ''Ana ...

, released on Endtime Productions in 2006.

Recording

''Welterwerk'' was recorded at Subsonic Studios, Norway, in 2005, and it was produced by Lars Klokkerhaug and Drottnar. Musically ''Welterwerk'' is

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extreme metal with elements from death and

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styles. ''Welterwerk'' is characterized by experimental, technical guitar playing and plenty of tempo changes. The concept of the album can be described as militant, as it introduces vocal effects such as megaphone, Czech speaking vocals, and instruments such as trumpet and mandolin. "Victor Comrade", "Niemand Geht Vorbei" and "Vulgo Vesper" are instrumental pieces that concentrate on creating the album's atmosphere with the aforementioned elements as well as samples reminiscent of war time radio communication. The album's concept is supported by the booklet's pictures of old industrial machinery and the band's members in military uniforms reminiscent of those of

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, Czech or

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style. "Rullett" is sung in Norwegian. ''Welterwerk'' lyrics have a political vibe, containing Latin phrases such as ''

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'' and '' sine qua non''. "Niemand Geht Vorbei" is German for "None Shall Pass". The album's reception was positive and it achieved good reviews from magazines such as '' Terrorizer''.''D R O T T N A R''
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Track listing

Ad Hoc Revolt Drottnar is an extreme metal band from Fredrikstad, Norway. Formed in 1996, the band has released four albums, ''Spiritual Battle'' (2000), ''Welterwerk'' (2006), ''Stratum (album), Stratum'' (2012) and ''Monolith'' (2019) and an EP titled ''Ana ...

" – 5:52 #"The Kakistocracy Catacombs" – 8:52 #"Autonomic Self-Schism" – 5:29 #"Niemand Geht Vorbei" – 2:12 #"Victor Comrade" – 4:15 #"Stardom in Darkness" – 6:08 #"Rullett" – 5:20 #"Destruction's Czar" – 8:03 #"Vulgo Vesper" – 5:54

Singles

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A 7-inch vinyl record single, published as a limited 100 copies edition teaser before the album's release. The record contains the songs "Ad Hoc Revolt" and "Victor Comrade", also found in the ''Welterwerk'' album. "Ad Hoc Revolt" begins with a sample of an old film projector starting up, and then features the band's technical and progressive extreme metal output. "Victor Comrade" is an instrumental piece, containing mostly trumpet playing by session musician Jan-Espen S. Schildmann and Czech speaking vocals of Ondřej Valeš. #"Ad Hoc Revolt" (5:52) #"Victor Comrade" (4:15)

Personnel

*Sven-Erik Lind – vocals *Karl Fredrik Lind – guitar *Bengt Olsson – guitar *Håvar Wormdahl – bass guitar *Glenn-David Lind – drums

Guest musicians

*Jan-Espen S. Schildmann – trumpet on "Victor Comrade" and "Autonomic Self-Schism" *Ondřej "Walcha" Valeš – Czech speaking vocals on "Victor Comrade" and "Vulgo Vesper"

Others

*Lars Klokkerhaug – producer *Durling – art direction

References

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